Mines

Mines reported in area within five miles of 45-07.10N 030-09.70E in the Black Sea near Romania.

Black Sea · HYDROLANT 2017/23

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates
NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · ROMANIA 111/23 071433Z SEP 23.. Issued 2023-09-07 15:40Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 04:47Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Black Sea. The parsed report position is 45.118, 30.162 with a 5.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

  1. HYDROLANT 2017/23 · this notice2023-09-07 · Listed in force
  2. HYDROLANT 2422/232023-10-23 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROLANT 558/242024-03-16 · Archived notice
Compare all 3 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Black Sea →

issued
2023-09-07 15:40Z
status
Listed in force
authority
ROMANIA 111/23 071433Z SEP 23.
issued by
ROMANIA
sea
Black Sea
position
45.118, 30.162 · r 5.0 nm
nearest port
Tulcea · 57 nm
source
NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

BLACK SEA.
ROMANIA.
DNC 10.
MINES REPORTED IN AREA WITHIN FIVE MILES
OF 45-07.10N 030-09.70E.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Mines and mine danger areas
Sea mines reported adrift or found, and areas where mines are known or suspected to remain.
Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.

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Security advisories for this region

Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · mine warnings

14 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 5 listed in force now

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24

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

8 mine warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 04:59Z; source collection times vary.

Mines

Drifting or reported sea mines. Mostly the Black Sea since 2022. All current mine warnings →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.